Hollyoaks has paid tribute to its longest running star with a special episode tonight centering on a day in the life of Tony Hutchinson – and actor Nick Pickard has enthused that as long as the soap keeps giving him storylines like this to sink his teeth into, he will be sticking around.

We caught up with the actor alongside co-star Alex Fletcher, who plays his screen wife Diane, to chat about how the impressive episode came to fruition and the pair talked us through the technical feats achieved by the crew as well as the solid script that helped them bring it to life.

Of course, we couldn’t have a chat about that episode without also touching upon the big reveal that Ryan Knight killed Amy Barnes. The flashback revelation ended the episode and left a huge opportunity for more drama to follow.

Here is our chat in full:

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After Tony’s day from hell, he is set to face even more problems as his marriage to Diane will struggle under the burden of the secret he is hiding and a mistake which could see him lose everything.

And even beyond that, when Tony takes action that he may live to regret, it seems like he will have more than his turbulent relationship with son Harry to deal with.